Thesaurus results for POTHOLE

pothole

noun

Definition of pothole

as in basin

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Recent Examples of pothole She also got blasted on Fox News this week for a recent video of the mayor’s office being unable to fix a pothole. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026 The Reflecting Pool, the Smithsonian and prairie pothole wetland easements, in readers' eyes. — Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026 Orange construction barrels and pothole cones are familiar sights to Michiganders, with the Michigan Department of Transportation managing road construction projects each year. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2026 From bad bridges to potholes and fatal crashes on dangerous streets, a new report shows roads across the Sacramento region need major repairs. — James Taylor, CBS News, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pothole

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Noun

All rooms have a marble bathroom with double basins and a separate bath and shower.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
In 2024, the sound of camel bells across the desert led visitors back to the Yellow River basin, introducing Songmont’s origins and roots.

— Footwear News, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of basin

Noun

At the time, the flood maps showed that the land the park sat on was at risk but didn’t have his home in the 100-year floodplain, which would have required expensive elevation.

— Ren Larson, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2026
El Adli said the area that crews were digging in is located on what is potentially an ancient floodplain.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of floodplain

Noun

The standout among the entertaining spaces is the baby-blue kitchen, which extends from the rear of the home into a rounded turret overlooking a ravine.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
Directed by Mohammed Ali Naqvi, the Sundance 2026 doc tells the story of the high-stakes rescue of six schoolboys and two adults trapped in a cable car 900 feet above a ravine in the remote Himalayan foothills of northern Pakistan.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of ravine

Noun

And this week, our story about the dwindling water levels in Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, shows breathtaking expanses of dry canyon plunging to a shrinking, narrow ribbon of teal green.

— Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026
The kitchen, for example, had overhead cabinets that blocked the views of the cliffs and canyons of Topanga State Park, which stretches just beyond the living room and deck.

— Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of canyon

Noun

Most schools okay a mini fridge and a microwave, and some permit coffee makers, electric kettles or air fryers.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Most schools green-light a mini fridge and microwave, and some permit extras like coffee makers, electric kettles and air fryers.

— Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of kettle

Noun

These aren’t leather scents (new cars, edgy jackets, saddles), which have been done since 1781, when The House of Creed first made Royal English Leather for King George III.

— Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Other new arrivals included the Choukara bag inspired by the traditional saddle bags carried by nomadic peoples.

— Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of saddle

Noun

Crags barely visible from the ground reared up above us, and deep crevasses fell away below.

— Holden Frith, TheWeek, 4 Sep. 2026
The plumage, meanwhile, is formed by stresses in the ice which create deep crevasses, depicted as sharp green lines, in the surrounding landscape.

— Drew Pittock, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Definition of crevasse

Noun

Most Popular Teide National Park, Tenerife Sprawled across the middle of this Canary island, Teide National Park is a jaw-dropping land of soaring heights and deep gorges, each as breathtaking as the next.

— Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
Everybody else walked out of the gorge under their own power, following a rope line that had been set up by Ouray Mountain Rescue.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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